
South Africa
Total Prize Money Earned:
$2,415,498.16 From 660 Tournaments
World Ranking:
#62
There have been 861 South African esports players that have been awarded a total of $2,415,498.16 USD in prize money across 660 tournaments. The highest awarding game was Counter-Strike: Global Offensive with $1,020,902.50 USD won, making up 42.26% of all earnings by South African players. Ioannis "JT" Theodosiou is the highest earning South African player with $257,051.14 USD in prize money won overall, with $169,251.14 USD or 65.84% won from playing in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive tournaments.
Top Games
| Game Name | Total (Game) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | $1,020,902.50 |
| 2. | Rocket League | $636,131.76 |
| 3. | Counter-Strike 2 | $170,728.08 |
| 4. | FIFA 18 | $109,110.00 |
| 5. | Dota 2 | $86,178.52 |
| 6. | FIFA 23 | $80,399.99 |
| 7. | FIFA 21 | $36,625.00 |
| 8. | FIFA 22 | $26,625.00 |
| 9. | Hearthstone | $25,834.19 |
| 10. | Apex Legends | $22,910.00 |
| 11. | Street Fighter 6 | $22,250.00 |
| 12. | Battlefield 4 | $18,838.25 |
| 13. | Assetto Corsa Competizione | $14,252.58 |
| 14. | StarCraft II | $13,474.95 |
| 15. | VALORANT | $12,576.01 |
| 16. | Zwift | $9,664.88 |
| 17. | League of Legends | $9,601.59 |
| 18. | Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare | $9,516.34 |
| 19. | FIFA 20 | $8,355.53 |
| 20. | Street Fighter V: Champion Edition | $8,000.00 |
| 21. | Overwatch | $7,641.21 |
| 22. | Clash of Clans | $7,400.00 |
| 23. | rFactor 2 | $7,176.67 |
| 24. | EA Sports FC 25 | $7,000.00 |
| 25. | Tekken 7 | $6,850.00 |
Top Players
| Player ID | Player Name | Total (Overall) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Ioannis Theodosiou | $257,051.14 | |
| 2. | Aran Groesbeek | $156,174.34 | |
| 3. | Gareth Spiers | $90,295.56 | |
| 4. | David Morgenrood | $75,618.87 | |
| 5. | Julio Bianchi | $73,020.83 | |
| 6. | Kaylan Moodley | $65,212.36 | |
| 7. | Rhys Armstrong | $58,988.28 | |
| 8. | Ethan Deysel | $51,641.50 | |
| 9. | Joshua Kleynhans | $48,132.33 | |
| 10. | Dimitri Hadjipaschali | $44,272.50 | |
| 11. | Ruan van Wyk | $39,668.70 | |
| 12. | Gareth Ries | $37,807.32 | |
| 13. | - - | $33,800.00 | |
| 14. | Niel-Robèrt Burger | $33,424.08 | |
| 15. | - - | $32,400.00 | |
| 16. | Kamran Naidoo | $30,998.92 | |
| 17. | Travis Waters | $30,241.02 | |
| 18. | Rieghardt Romatzki | $28,134.11 | |
| 19. | Trevor Morley | $24,919.85 | |
| 20. | Robby Da Loca | $24,026.42 | |
| 21. | Umar Rasool | $23,668.99 | |
| 22. | David du Plessis | $22,690.23 | |
| 23. | Dominic Sampaio | $21,025.20 | |
| 24. | Brayden Keith | $20,810.38 | |
| 25. | Josh Saunders | $20,050.60 |